TheCreatum. < the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. 27 So God created man in his own image, r in the image of God created he him; male and .female created ho them. 28 And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it; and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that n moveth upon this earth. 29 IT And God said, Behold, 1 have given you every herb ia bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; s to you it shall be for meat. 30 And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing tiiat creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is 13 life, 1 have given every green herb for meat: and it was so. 31 And God saw every thing that ho had made, ami, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day. CHAPTER II. 1 The first sabbith. 4 The manner of the creation. 19, 20 The naming of the creatures. 21 The making of woman, and institution of marriage. THUS the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them. 2 And a on the seventh day God ended his work which he bad made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work winch he had made. 3 And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it- because that in it he had rested from all his work which God i created and made. 4 TT These are the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the day that the Lord God made the earth and the heavens, 5 And every plant of the field before it was in tlie earth, and every herb of the field before it grew: for the Lord God had not caused it to rain upon the earth, and there was not a man to till the ground. 6 But ^ there went up a mist from the earth, and watered the whole face of the ground. 7 And the Ix)rd God formod man 3 of the b dust of the ground, and r. breathed into liis d nostrils the (CHAP. 2.) a Ex.20.11. ls.5S.13. Hcb.4.4. 1 created to make. 2 or, a mist which went up from. 3 dust of the ground. ich.19. Ps.103.14. b.64.8. IC.ir. 15.47. c Job 33.4. d Is.2.22. el Cor. 15.45. /Eze.31.8,9. fell .3.22. Pr.3.13. Rev.2.7. Aver. 17. tch.25.18. * Cwh. k Dan. 10.4. 5 or, eastward to Assyria. 6 or, Adam. I ver.8. Eve for, breath of life; and e man b> a living soul. 8 IT And the LORD Godplan garden eastward in Eden there he put the man who had formed. 9 And out of the ground mm Lord God to grow every tre< is pleasant 10 the si^ht ami for MP*, the a tree of life a the midst of the garden, and tree of knowledge of good am 10 And a river went out of to water the garden; and thence it was parted, and bn into four heads. 11 The name of the first is P that is it which compasseth whole land of lluvilah, where is gold; 12 And the gold of that Ia good: there is bdellium am onyx stone. i:i And the name of the se river is Gihon: the same is it compasseth the whole lane * Ethiopia. 11 And the name of the river is Hiddekel: ft that is it w goeth 5 toward the east of Ass And the fourth river is Euphr 15 And the I-ORD God took ' man, and I put him into the ga of Eden, to dross it and to kct IG And the Lord God comma) the man, saying, Of every tre the garden i thou mayest I'r eat: 17 But of the tree of the kr ledge of good and evil, m thou s not eat of it: for in the day thou eatest thereof, 8 thou s surely die. 18 % And the Lord God said, not good that the man shook alone : n I will make him an I 9 meet for him. 19 And out of the ground Ixjrd God formed every beast the field, and every fowl of the and o brought them unto I0Atl;u see what he would call them : whatsoever Adam called rvery ing creature, that was the n; thereof. 20 And Adam 'l gave names to cattle, and to the fowl of the and to every beast of the field ; for Adam there was nut found help meet for him. 21 And the Lord God cause p deep sleep to fall U|wm Ad and he slept: and he took one his ribs, and closed up the flesh stead thereof; 22 And the rib which the Lc God had taken from man, n mi he a woman and q brought unto the man. Mamage instituted. 23 And Adam said, Tliis is now bone r of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called « Womati, because she was taken out of 24 Therefore shall a man leave s nis father and his mother, and shall cleave unto bis wife: and they shall be one flesh. 25 And they were both naked, the man and his wile, and were not ashamed. CHAPTER IE 1 The serpent deceiveth Eve. 6 Man's shameful fall. 16 The punishment of mankind. 22 Their castinij out of paradise. NOW the a serpent was more b subtle than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said unto the woman, i Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the earden? 2 And the woman said unto the serpent. We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden: 3 But of the fruit of the tree which u m the midst of the garden, God hath said, c Ye sliall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die. 4 And the serpent d said unto the e woman. Ye shall not surely die ■ 5 For God doth know that in the' day ye eat thereof, then your eyes sliall be opened; and ye sliall be as gods, knowing good and evil. 6 And when the woman saw that the tree teas good for food, and that it was * pleasant to the eyes and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat; and gave also unto her husband with her: and he did eat. 7 And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked : /and they sewed rigleaves together, and made them selves 3 aprons. 8 And they heard the voice of the Lord God walking: in the garden in t he * cool of the day: and Adam and his wife giad themselves from the presence of the Loud God amongst the trees of the garden 9 And the Lord God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou [ 10 And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden, and 1 was afraid, h because 1 was naked; and I hid myself. 11 And he said. Who told thee that thou wast naked f Hast thou eaten of the tree whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldest not eat I GENESIS, m,rv. TVCtow. B. C. 4004. I 12 And the man said, i The woman, whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat. 13 And the Lord God said unto the woman, What is this that thou hast done? And the woman said, lhe serpent beguiled me, and I did eat. 14 And the Lord God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field: upon thy belly shalt thou go, and Adust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life : 15 And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between Yhy seed and m her seed; n it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel. 16 Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception: in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be a to thy husband, and he shall o rule over thee. 17 And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake ; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life . 18 Thoms also and thistles shall it « bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field; 19 In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken : for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return. 20 And Adam called his wife's ~~ Jiuu xi.ua in milieu 1113 WJJti s name " Eve; because she was the mother of all living, p 21 Unto Adam also, and to his wue, did the Lord God make coats of skins, and q clothed them. 22 IT And the Lord God said, r Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, Jest he put forth lus hand, and take also of the tree of life, s and eat, and live for ever: * , ,-«" 23 Therefore the Lord God sent P Acts 17.26. ; him forth from the garden of Eden, "'-<< i'-> -tto till the ground from whence he was taken. 21 So he drove out the man ; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden cherubims, w and a flaming sword v which turned every way, to keep the way Id of the treu of life. CHAPTER TV. 1 The birth of Cain and Abel. 8 T/ie murder of Abel. 11 The Curse of Cam. Cain hUleth Abel. GENESIS, V. AND Adam knew Eve his wife ; B. C. 4001. and she conceived, and bare * Cain, and said, I liave gotten a man from the Lord. 2 And she again hare his brother 3Abel. And Abel was 3 a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground. 3 And * in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought a of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the Lord. 4 And Abel, he also brought a of the firstlings of his & flock, and of the b fat thereof. And tbe Lord had c respect unto Abel, and to Ins offering: 5 But unto Cain, and to his offering, he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and liis countenance fell. Why are thou wroth ? and why is thy countenance fallen ? 7 If thou docst well, shalt thou not "be accepted! and if thou doest ir ,, ., , not well, rfsin heth at the door., grZi-rthan And 7 unto thee mall be his desire, f 'hat it may and thou shalt rule over him. 8 And Cain talked with Abel bis brother: and it came to pass, when they were in tbe field, that Cain rose up against Abel Ids brother, and e slew him. 9 And the Lord said untr> Cain./ Where is Abel thy brother 1 And he said, 1 know not: Am I my brother's keeper! 10 And he said. What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother's B blood g crieth unto me from the ground. 11 And now art thou cursed from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receive thy brother's blood from thy hand. 12 When thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee her strength; a fugitive and a vagabond shalt thou be in the earth. 13 And Cain said unto the Lord, o My punishment is greater than I ciin bear. 14 Behold, thou hast driven me out this day from the face of the earth; and from thy face shall 1 be lud; and I shall be a fugitive and a vagabond in the earth ; and it shall come to pass, h that every one that liudeth me shall slay me. 15 Ami the Ix)RD "said unto him, Therefore whosoever slayeth Cam, vengeance shall be taken on him seven-fold. And the Lord set a mark unon Cain, lest any finding Seth bar? I the land of Nod, on the east | Eden. J 17 And Cain knew his wife; i she conceived, and bare io Knoc and hebuildedacity, midcailed 1 mime of the city, after the name his son, Enoch. 18 And unto Enoch was born Irji and Irad begat Mchujael: and \1 hujaei begat Methusaol: and M thusael begat " I.ameoh. 19 TT And Lamech took unto hi two wives: the name of the one uv Adah, and the name of the othc Zillah. 20 And Adah bare Jabal : he wa the father of such as dwell in tenth and of such as have cattle. 21 And his brother's name toas.Tubal : he was the father of all such as handle the harp and organ. 22 And Zillah, she also bareTubalcain, an 13 instructor of every artificer in brass and iron: and tin; sister of Tubal-cain was Naamah. 23 And Lantech said unto his wives, Adah and Zillah, Hear my voice ; ye wives of Lamech, hearken unto my speech : for 13 I have slain a man to my wounding, and a young man 14 to my hurt. 21 If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold, truly Lamech seventy and seven fold. 25 % And Adam knew his wife again; and shebure a son, and called his name isSeth: For God,an/ slw, hath appointed me another seed instead of Abel, whom Cam slew. 26 And to Seth, to him also there was born a son ; and he called his name 10 Enos: Then began men 17 to call upon the name of the Lord. CHAPTER V. 1 The genealogy, aac, and death o/ the patriarchs from Adam unto Noah. THIS is the book of the generations of Adam, hi the day that God created man, in a the likeness of God math: he him: 2 Male b and female created he them; and blessed them, and called their name Adam, in the day when they were created. 3 H And Adam lived an hundred and thirty years, and Imsat awn in his own harness, carter his image; and called his name Sdh : 4 And the days of Adam, arter lie bad begotten Seth, were eight hundred years : and he begat sons and daughters. 5 And all the days that Adam lived were nine hundred and thirty |